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No vehicle = massive reduction in options for impromptu leisure activities (unless you factor in costs for rentals or trains / planes, which in my experience wa
by patagonia 8y ago
No vehicle = massive reduction in options for impromptu leisure activities (unless you factor in costs for rentals or trains / planes, which in my experience was non-negligible). Unless all you plan to do is reachable by public transit. Which gets old after a few years. (Plus let’s be honest, anyone on that kind of salary takes a good deal of cabs / Lyft rides.)
That and, factor in a yard large enough for me to have BBQs and store my sailboat and then we’ll talk.
- Balgair 8y agoNo Vehicle = No Kids, as well. It's not that you can't take a bus with kiddos, it's the emergencies, especially in a place like SF with less than 'efficient' mass transit. Your kid puked in class today? Gonna need a car to come pick them up. Your kid broke an arm at the park? Gonna need a car to go to Urgent Care. Your kid has a science fair project due tomorrow that they just told you about? Gonna need a car to go pick up supplies.
- pas 8y agoSailboat? Shouldn't that sit in a marina somewhere? Or that amortizes it too damn quickly?